Holder.



- No. 682,605. Patented Sept. l7, l90l.

B. B. DOUGLASS.-

HOLDER.

(Application filed Apr. 25, 1901 (No Model.)

V A TTORNEYJ,

UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE.

BENJAMIN B. DOUGLASS, OF MOUNTAINGROVE, MISSOURI.

HOLDER.

srncrrrca'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 682,665, dated September 17, 1901.

Application filed April 25, 1901. Serial No. 67,436. (No modela) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN BDOUGLASS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mountaingrove, in the county of Wright and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawlugs,- and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved article of store furniture in the nature of a holder for brooms, rakes, hoes, and other similar articles provided with an elongated stem or handle portion.

An object of the invention is to provide a holder of the character designated in the use of which it will be simply necessary to project the handle of the article to be suspended through an aperture in the holder in a man her to securely clamp the same in position by its own weight.

The preferable embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings; but'it is not the intention to be limited to the special details shown.

When hereinafter referring to the drawings, like reference characters will refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the holder. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail view.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, A designates an elongated supporting pipe or rod adapted to be suspended from a ceiling or the like through the medium of a perforated bracket or disk B, suitably secured to the upper end thereof, suitable screws or other engaging devices passing through the same. The extreme lower end of this supporting-rod is screw-threaded, as at a, designed to receive the oppositely screwthreaded stem 0 in the apex of a substantially conical metallic plate 0. Extending around the edge of the plate (3, at suitable distances apart, is a series of circular apertures D. Although one series only is illustrated,it will be obvious that several series may be arranged concentrically around the plate. To the edge of the plate is secured a flange E, the same extending inwardly a 'sufflcient distance to overlie a portion of the apertures D for a purpose to be pointed out and for a further purpose of strengthening the edge of the plate to prevent the same buckling or becoming otherwise impaired.

In using the device above described the handle of the broom or the likeis inserted into one of the apertures at substantially the angle indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 2, so that the same will pass freely therethrough, and

upon the user s hold on the article being released the sanie will have a tendency by reason of the weight at its outer end to swing into .a vertical plane; whereby the handle.

will be clamped. between the inner edge of the aperture and the edge of the flange E, as will be readily understood. 1

In some instances should the inclination of the cone be somewhat greater than that shown in the drawings, such inclination alone may subserve the purpose desired and the flange E be entirely dispensed with or employed in a smaller degree merely for strengthening purposes.

For purposes of adjustment the conical plate may in some instances be provided with a sleeve F, adapted to engage the supportingrod and be held in place by a binding-screw f.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. A holder for brooms or thelike comprising a suitable suspended rod, a perforated substantially conical shaped plate at the end of the rod, the perforations extending atan angle to the rod, substantially as described.

2. A holder for brooms or the, like, comprising a suitably-suspended support, a substantially conical shaped plate on the support provided with a series of apertures, and a flange on the plate overhanging a portion of the apertures, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN B. DOUGLASS. 

